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Anna Varzina

PhD candidate in mathematics and civil engineering. Mathematical modelling and data science enthusiast. Interested in challenging projects related to data processing, visualisation, analysis, modelling, machine learning, statistics and software engineering.

Education

PhD Candidate, Engineering Science

KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

2020 - 2016

  • Thesis “Accerated carbonation in unsaturated fractured cement pastes”
  • Building Materials and Building Technology Division

Master’s Degree in Applied and Computational Mathematics

University of Bergen

Bergen, Norway

2016 - 2014

  • Thesis: Heat transfer upscaling in geothermal reservoirs.
  • Porous Media Group

Specialist’s (Bachelor’s ) Degree in Applied Mathematics and Informatics

Saratov State University

Saratov, Russia

2013 - 2008

  • Thesis: Wavelet analysis in forecasting of financial time series.
  • Functions and Approximations Theory Division

English language translator in the professional communication area

Saratov State University

Saratov, Russia

2013 - 2008

  • Additional qualification

Research Experience

PhD researcher

SCK CEN

Mol, Belgium

2020 - 2016

  • Research project “Accelerated carbonation in unsaturated fractured cement pastes”.
  • Combination of experimental and numerical modelling of carbonation in hardened cement pastes.
  • CFD numerical model development as a module in Python-based lattice Boltzmann solver. Combining solute and reactive transport in a porous medium with PHREEQC geochemistry.
  • Data collecting, processing (R tidyverse), visualization (R ggplot, pyplot), modelling (scikit-learn, modelr, caret) and analysis. Image and time series analysis.
  • Scientific presentations and posters in Power Point and R markdown.


Industry Experience

Software Engineering Intern

EPAM Systems

Saratov, Russia

2016

  • Internship in Java software development. Hands on Git, SQL, XML, JavaScript, OOP, Design Patterns.

Intern

RosBank

Saratov, Russia

2012

  • Summer internship.
  • Bank documentation and software.

Technical Courses and Tutorials

Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine

Coursera

N/A

2020

Machine learning

Coursera

N/A

2020

  • Machine learning fundamentals teached by Dr. Andrew Ng

Modern R for data science

SCK CEN

N/A

2019

  • R tidyverse concept: data wrangling, tidy data, visualization, communication.

High Performance Python

KULeuven

N/A

2017

  • Pythonic code optimization (profiling, numpy, cython, ctypes, f2py, etc.)

Introduction to R

SCK CEN

N/A

2017

  • Base introductuon to R language and standard libraries (statistics, graphs, modelling)

R programming

Coursera

N/A

2017

  • R for effective data analysis

Personal Skills Courses

Presentation and seminar skills

KULeuven

N/A

2019

  • Practical course about giving successuful presentations and teaching.

Project and self-management

KULeuven

N/A

2016

  • Course covers various management tools that can be useful in PhD.

Learning How to Learn

Coursera

N/A

2016

  • Efficient learning techniques from Dr. Barbara Oakley

Scientific Publications

A new concept for pore-scale precipitation-dissolution modelling in a lattice Boltzmann framework - Application to carbonation of portlandite

Applied Geochemistry

N/A

2020

  • Authored with Ozlem Cizer, Li Yu, Sanheng Liu, Diederik Jacques, Janez Perko

Carbonation of fractured cement pate - synergistic effects of w/c ratio, relative humidity and CO2 concentration on microstructural and mineralogical alteration

Under review

N/A

2020

  • Authored with Quoc Tri Phung, Janez Perko, Diederik Jaques, Ozlem Cizer

Long-term performance of cementitious materials used in nuclear waste disposal

Sixth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering

N/A

2018

  • Authored with Quoc Tri Phung, Suresh Seetharam, Timo Seeman, Gabriel Hoder, Laurent Lemmens, Ravi A. Patel, Sanheng Liu, Janez Perko, Norbert Maes, Diederik Jacques, Elie Valcke.

Modelling carbonation reaction on rough cement surface

Concrete Modelling (ConMod) Symposium

N/A

2018

  • Authored with Janez Perko, Diederik Jacques, Quoc Tri Phung, Norbert Maes and Ozlem Cizer

Characterization of changes in crack features and geometry in hardened cement pastes.

2nd International RILEM/COST Conference on Early Age Cracking and Serviceability in Cement-based Materials and Structures

N/A

2017

  • Authored with Quoc Tri Phung, Bart Rogiers, Janez Perko, Diederik Jacques, Norbert Maes and Ozlem Cizer.

About me


“PhD candidate in mathematics and civil engineering. I am interested in different projects related to data processing, visualization, analysis, mathematical modelling, machine learning, statistics and software engineering. I am inspired by science, data, visualization, design, art and statistics. I am driven by creativity, arrangement, beauty and balance. I am eager to learn and master new skills. In my opinion, everyone should master as many skills as possible and continuously extend their expertise. Therefore, in my daily life I have a huge variety of interests and hobbies including reading, photography, sports and even handcrafting. That is why I never get bored. Moreover, such variety of interests and knowledge makes me a perfect candidate in the professions where a broad expertise is required.
Data science and machine learning fascinates me from the point of its possibilities and applications. I find data beautiful and believe that simplicity is a solution to most of the problems. My curernt experience with data includes data processing, visualization and modelling with Python and R libraries, plus hands on with with Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud and various machine learning algorithms. During my work in academy I have been able to solve tasks of different difficulty level. My learning path started in the field of applied mathematics and computing and continued through porous media numerical modelling up to the study of chemical processes in cements from both experimental and modelling point of view. At the moment I am open for positions in various fields. Also I am looking forward for work in a team, share my knowledge and learn from others. I would be glad to be helpful and contributive.”